| | 1404 - Leone Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (d. 1472) |
| | 1468 - Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) |
| | 1483 - Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, Moghul emperor of India (d. 1530) |
| | 1602 - Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (d. 1676) |
| | 1680 - John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737) |
| | 1692 - Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754) |
| | 1701 - Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773) |
| | 1763 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813) |
| | 1766 - Thomas Malthus, English economist (d. 1834) |
| | 1812 - Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846) |
| | 1817 - Frederick Douglas adopted as his birthday (d. 1895) |
| | 1819 - Joshua A. Norton, Emperor Norton I of the United States of America and Protector of Mexico (d. 1880) |
| | 1828 - Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885) |
| | 1846 - Julian Scott, American Civil War artist and Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. (d. 1901) |
| | 1847 - Anna Howard Shaw, American women's suffrage leader (d. 1919) |
| | 1848 - Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer (d. 1934) |
| | 1856 - Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (d. 1931) |
| | 1869 - Charles Wilson, Scottish physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1959) |
| | 1884 - Hezekiah M. Washburn, missionary (d. 1972) |
| | 1890 - Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (d. 1956) |
| | 1892 - Radola Gajda, Czech military commander (d. 1948) |
| | 1894 - Jack Benny, American actor and comedian (d. 1974) |
| | 1895 - Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973) |
| | 1898 - Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974) |
| | 1903 - Stu Erwin, American actor (d. 1967) |
| | 1905 - Thelma Ritter, American actress (d. 1969) |
| | 1912 - Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (d. 1988) |
| | 1913 - Mel Allen, American sports reporter (d. 1996) |
| | 1913 - Woody Hayes, American college football coach (d. 1987) |
| | 1913 - Jimmy Hoffa, American labor union leader (disappeared 1975) |
| | 1916 - Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director (d. 1996) |
| | 1916 - Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| | 1917 - Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| | 1921 - Hugh Downs, American television host |
| | 1927 - Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress |
| | 1929 - Vic Morrow, actor (d. 1982) |
| | 1931 - Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian hockey player (d. 2006) |
| | 1931 - Brian Kelly, American actor (d. 2005) |
| | 1932 - Alexander Kluge, German actor and film director |
| | 1933 - Madhubala, Indian actress (d. 1969) |
| | 1934 - Michel Corboz, Swiss conductor |
| | 1934 - Florence Henderson, American actress |
| | 1936 - Fanne Foxe, Argentine dancer |
| | 1936 - Andrew Prine, American actor |
| | 1940 - Mary Rand, British athlete |
| | 1941 - Donna Shalala, American educator, politician & 6th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services |
| | 1941 - Paul Tsongas, American politician, United States Senator from Massachusetts (d. 1997) |
| | 1942 - Michael Bloomberg, American businessman, politician, & Mayor of New York City |
| | 1942 - Andrew Robinson, actor |
| | 1942 - Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (d. 1962) |
| | 1943 - Maceo Parker, American musician (P-Funk) |
| | 1944 - Carl Bernstein, American journalist |
| | 1944 - Alan Parker, British film director and writer |
| | 1945 - Frank Welker, American actor |
| | 1946 - Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (d. 2003) |
| | 1946 - Gregory Hines, American dancer and actor (d. 2003) |
| | 1948 - Pat O'Brien, American sportscaster and television host |
| | 1948 - Teller, American magician (Penn and Teller) |
| | 1951 - Kevin Keegan, Liverpool Footballer |
| | 1951 - JoJo Starbuck, American ice skater |
| | 1952 - Nancy Keenan, current NARAL president |
| | 1955 - Rip Rogers, American professional wrestler |
| | 1959 - Renee Fleming, Canadian soprano |
| | 1960 - Jim Kelly, American football player |
| | 1960 - Meg Tilly, Canadian actress |
| | 1961 - Phillip Hamilton, American Author |
| | 1962 - Kevyn Aucoin, American cosmetologist (d. 2002) |
| | 1962 - Philippe Sella, French rugby player |
| | 1963 - Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor |
| | 1963 - Zach Galligan, American actor |
| | 1964 - Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist |
| | 1967 - Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player |
| | 1967 - Stelios Haji-Ioannou, British entrepreneur |
| | 1968 - Jules Asner, American model and television personality |
| | 1968 - Nelson Frazier, Jr., American professional wrestler |
| | 1970 - Simon Pegg, British comedian, writer, and actor |
| | 1971 - Noriko Sakai, Japanese singer |
| | 1971 - Tommy Dreamer, American professional wrestler |
| | 1972 - Drew Bledsoe, American football player |
| | 1972 - Hiroshi, Japanese comedian |
| | 1972 - Rob Thomas, American musician (matchbox twenty) |
| | 1973 - Steve McNair, American football player |
| | 1974 - Filippa Giordano, Italian singer |
| | 1975 - Scott Owen, Australian musician (The Living End) |
| | 1976 - Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer (Leaves' Eyes, ex-Theatre of Tragedy) |
| | 1977 - Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist |
| | 1978 - Richard Hamilton, American basketball player |
| | 1978 - Darius Songaila, basketball player |
| | 1978 - Dean Gaffney, British actor |
| | 1979 - Antonio Chatman, American football player |
| | 1980 - Fatima Leyva, Mexican footballer |
| | 1983 - Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman |
| | 1985 - Hamed Namouchi, Tunisian footballer |
| | 1985 - Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress |
| | 1985 - Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer |
| | 1985 - Natsume Sano, Japanese gravure idol |
| | 1987 - Joseph Pichler, American actor |
| | 1992 - Freddie Highmore, British actor |
| | 1994 - Paul Butcher Jr., American actor |